Category: VA

Army Veteran Dagmar Torres is today’s Veteran of the Day. Dagmar Torres Rodriguez was born in September 1976 in Mayagüez, Puerto Rico, to Ana Rodriguez, a teacher, and Oscar Torres, a civil engineer, attorney, and Lieutenant Colonel in the Puerto Rico National Guard, in which he served for 27 years. In 1996, Torres joined the…

Secretary McDonough will participate in meetings and briefings at VA’s Central Office throughout the day. Author: Dominique Ramirez

Can an algorithm help identify rising health risks in Veterans? The Veterans Health Administration Innovation Ecosystem (VHA IE) collaboration with CareCentra, a leading AI and Machine Learning company, is attempting to find out. VA enrolled Veterans are provided some of the best care in the country. However, clinical care only impacts 20 percent of Veteran…

While convention season has largely wrapped up, there will still some great opportunities for you to meet our recruiters through the winter. Whether you’re just starting out or looking for a change, there are three events where you can find our recruiters and learn what it’s like to work at VA. Over the course of…

In 2004, Army paratrooper Eric Sifford damaged vertebrae when a tree intercepted his jump and he fell about 30 feet. He has lived with incredible pain ever since. Facing a bleak outlook, including the potential for multiple surgeries, Sifford felt like his options for pain relief had been exhausted. But recently, things changed. After nearly…

We are born knowing how to breathe, and breathing is something we do without even thinking about it. So why would you need a breathing practice? Easy. We can learn to use breath to calm our nervous system and bring us back into the present moment. But it takes practice! What does a breathing practice…

In August, Army Veteran and Providence VA doctor Michael Siclari took 10 days of personal leave to volunteer to help the people of Ukraine during their on-going war with Russia. Siclari, 71 this December, said his motivation for going to Ukraine was simply thinking, “What can I do to help?” “In retrospect, as I think…

Almost 40 VA Bedford Healthcare System staff from Geriatrics, Urgent Care and the Gloucester VA Clinic attended the Nurse-Doctor Co-Teaching program, offered virtually in September by Harvard Medical School. The nurse-doctor co-teaching program seeks to dismantle hierarchies and promote unique expertise of multidisciplinary teams by pairing staff nurses with attending physicians to co-lead educational sessions…

The sense of freedom from gripping the throttle, the breeze hitting his face, getting a good sweat from the gym were all that was on Army Veteran Michael Meltzer’s mind the morning of July 15, 2019, as he made his way to Florida Atlantic University. Within a blink of an eye, that ride of freedom…

October 22, 2022: James “Jimmy” Stewart Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Air Corps and Air Force Veteran James “Jimmy” Stewart, who was an actor during the Golden Age and served as a bomber pilot during World War II. James “Jimmy” Maitland Stewart was born in May 1908 in Indiana, Pennsylvania, to Elizabeth and Alexander Stewart. After…

The annual VHA Innovation Experience (iEX) conference returns Oct. 25-27, 2022, to provide Veterans and the public a unique opportunity to experience and celebrate how VHA innovation, collaboration and technology are “Reimagining Veterans’ Health Care.” iEX aims to reimagine how we care for Veterans using cutting-edge innovation, digital health solutions and novel care delivery models.…

Enabling employees to work effectively whether they’re in the office, at home or in the field is a staple of the hybrid work environment at VA. Our hybrid work options can offer you tremendous work-life balance advantages, and no matter where you work from, we’re always striving to improve the ways we can all stay…